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Friday, April 26, 2013

{Hats & Me}

As a young girl I always had to stand on my toes, nose against the window, when walking past the Millinery Shop 'Bonneterie Van de Beuken in the Steenstraat of Horst my birth place.

My favorite Great Aunt Nelly or 'Oud Tante Nelly', the wife of my Paternal Great-Uncle Handrie, brother of my Grandmother and her sister Mia, did make such lovely hats.

I always have admired the special bows, roses, pearls and ribbons they used as embellishment for those elegant hats. Mom used to buy her hats at their shop!

The very same Great Aunt Nelly, has instilled in me, my love for fine china and silver ware.

Whenever I did sew for her a dress or suit, I did visit with her after High Mass on Sunday for fitting.

She always did serve me coffee with pastry in her fine china.

One never knows how such early encounters at a young and tender age do impact our lifestyle... For sure, Tante Nelly will be smiling down from heaven...

On August 25, 1984 I had found this matching hat, with veil... to go with my Royal Stuart Scottish Tartan plaid.

Husband Pieter went to England for the British Mushroom Days, by himself and he found at the Scotch House in London a wool shawl, matching gloves and this fabric in a Scottish Royal Stuart Tartan plaid.

So I did sew this pencil skirt out of the fabric. Later I have hemmed up the skirt and I still have it.

Your great aunt Nelly sounds very talented to have made beautiful hats. And she instilled love for fine china and silverware...she must have had many lovely sets, I imagine :-)You look stunning in your hat and skirt!

Dearest Mariette,My mother also loved hats and also bought me some lovely ones when young from her favorite boutique. I think it was her little luxury at that time. You look stunning in the picture with lovely hat and matching dress♡♡♡ How great having sweet and wonderful aunt Nelly to insight you when you were young♬♬♬

I love you red hat and your lovely tartan plaid skirt. There being do tartan for Knox, we are authorized to wear the McFarland Clan tartan plaid. It comes in red as well as green. Have a great weekend, Ginger